Step 1: Getting Started

Perfect for Easter! Crochet the Easter bunny for your kids or for a great Easter decoration! He would also make a thoughtful homemade gift for someone special. Our Easter bunny is made from Caron Simply Soft yarn. His pattern is straight forward and works up easily. Happy Easter!

With White Yarn: Take an outer ear and inner ear motif and place them together. SC around the entire perimeter

Do this Twice to make 2 complete ears.

Vest: Blue Mint

Base: Ch 31

Row 1-2: 30 SC, Turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, 7 SC, Turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, SC2tog, 5 SC, turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, 4 SC, SC2tog, turn.

Row 6: Ch 1, SC2tog, 3 SC, turn.

Row 7: Ch 1, 2 SC, SC2tog, turn.

Row 8: Ch 1, SC2tog, SC, turn.

Row 9-25 (Neck Strap): CH 1, 2 SC, turn.

Row 26: CH 1, 2 SC in 1st sp, SC, turn.

Row 27: Ch 1, 2 SC, 2 SC in last sp, turn.

Row 28: CH 1, 2 SC in 1st sp, 3 SC, Ch 1, turn.

Row 29: Ch 1, 4 SC, 2 SC in last sp, turn.

Row 30: CH 1, 2 SC in 1st sp, 5 SC, turn.

Row 31-33: Ch 1, 7 SC, turn.

Row 34: SLO around entire motif, SL to 1st tie off and hide string.

Step 5: Assembly and Finishing

How to Assemble Bunny:

Take a darning needle and yarn.

1st: Sew the head to the body is shown manner

2nd: Take the arms and attach darning needle to end of tail and use that to sew the arms into place.

3rd: Take the legs and attach darning needle to end of tail and use that to sew the legs into place.

4th: With White Yarn Sew the Ears into place on each side of the head.

5th: Wrap vest around bunny. Take long strap wrap around the back of bunny and sew the end of the strap around bunny to other side of vest along row 31-33. Also, sew the front of vest together.

With Regular Needle and black thread Sew the button eyes on.

With DMC Black Floss Embroider a nose and mouth onto the face.

Enjoy your bunny!

About The Author

Esther Leavitt is a pattern designer and craft editor for Craftown.com. About herself she says "Crafts are a way for me to unwind but at the same time keep my hands busy so I don't go crazy." She is also the owner and proprietor of Crafts by Starlight.